Imperial Noble Consort Chunhui

Imperial Noble Consort Chunhui
Portrait of Imperial Noble Consort Chunhui
Born (1713-06-13)13 June 1713
Died 2 June 1760(1760-06-02) (aged 46)
Burial 16 December 1762
Yuling, Eastern Qing tombs
Spouse Qianlong Emperor
Issue Yongzhang
Yongrong
Princess Hejia
Posthumous name
Imperial Noble Consort Chunhui (純惠皇貴妃)
House Su (by birth)
Aisin Gioro (by marriage)
Father Su Zhaonan
Imperial Noble Consort Chunhui
Traditional Chinese 純惠皇貴妃
Simplified Chinese 纯惠皇贵妃

Imperial Noble Consort Chunhui (13 June 1713 – 2 June 1760) was a consort of the Qianlong Emperor of the Qing dynasty.

Life

Imperial Noble Consort Chunhui was born in the Han Chinese Su clan. In 1739, her family was promoted to the Plain White Banner. Her personal name was not recorded in history. Her father was Su Zhaonan (蘇召南). Sometime during the reign of the Yongzheng Emperor (r. 1722–1735), she became a concubine of Hongli, the emperor's fourth son.

In 1735, the Yongzheng Emperor died and was succeeded by Hongli, who was enthroned as the Qianlong Emperor. After his coronation, the Qianlong Emperor granted Lady Su the rank of Imperial Concubine under the title "Imperial Concubine Chun" (純嬪). In 1735, Lady Su gave birth to Yongzhang (永璋; 1735–1760), the emperor's third son. Two years later, she was promoted to "Consort Chun" (純妃). In 1744, she bore the Qianlong Emperor his sixth son, Yongrong (1744–1790). One year later, she gave birth to the emperor's fourth daughter, Heshuo Princess Hejia (和碩和嘉公主; 1745–1767) and was promoted to "Noble Consort Chun" (純貴妃) within the same year.

In 1760, Lady Su was promoted to "Imperial Noble Consort Chun" (純皇貴妃), a rank which made her second only to the Empress in the imperial harem. She died within that year and was posthumously honoured as "Imperial Noble Consort Chunhui" (純惠皇貴妃). On 16 December 1762, she was interred in the Yu Mausoleum of the Eastern Qing tombs.

Error in name

The 20th-century historical text Draft History of Qing incorrectly recorded Imperial Noble Consort Chunhui's family name as "Sugiya" (蘇佳). While some Qing dynasty imperial consorts who were of Han Chinese origin changed their family names to Manchu-sounding names after marrying the emperors, Imperial Noble Consort Chunhui never changed hers. This was because she came from a commoner background, and her family was hence not eligible to be placed under a Manchu banner.

Titles

  • 13 June 1713 – ?: Lady Su
  • ? – 8 November 1735[1]: Concubine (格格)
  • 8 November 1735 – 23 January 1738[2]: Imperial Concubine Chun (純嬪)
  • 23 January 1738 – 9 December 1745[3]: Consort Chun (純妃)
  • 9 December 1745 – 25 May 1760[4]: Noble Consort Chun (純貴妃)
  • 25 May 1760 – 2 June 1760: Imperial Noble Consort (皇貴妃)
  • From 1760: Imperial Noble Consort Chunhui (純惠皇貴妃)

Issue

  • Yongzhang (永璋; 15 July 1735 – 26 August 1760), the Qianlong Emperor's third son, posthumously honoured as Prince Xun of the Second Rank.
  • Yongrong (永瑢; 28 January 1744 – 13 June 1790), the Qianlong Emperor's sixth son, granted the title Prince Zhi of the Second Rank in 1772, promoted to Prince Zhi of the First Rank in 1789, posthumously honoured as Prince Zhizhuang of the First Rank.
  • Princess Hejia of the Second Rank (和碩和嘉公主; 24 December 1745 – 29 October 1767), the Qianlong Emperor's fourth daughter, married Fulong'an (福隆安) of the Fuca (富察) clan in 1760.

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ 雍正十三年 九月 二十四日
  2. ↑ 乾隆二年 十二月 四日
  3. ↑ 乾隆十年 十一月 十七日
  4. ↑ 乾隆二十五年 四月 十一日

References

  • Rawski, Evelyn S.; Rawson, Jessica (2006). China: The Three Emperors 1662-1795. Harry N. Abrams. ISBN 1903973694.
  • Zhao, Erxun (1928). Draft History of Qing (Qing Shi Gao) (in Chinese).
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